Pen-rack.



p. w. BENTON.

PEN RACK.

APPIICATION FILED NOV. 5. i918.

. Patented Feb. 4, `1919.

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PEN-BACK.

lpeoioation of Letterslatent.

Patented Feb. 4, 1919.

I Application led November 5, 1918. Serial No. 261,242.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, DAVID W. BENTON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Clay in the county of Clay and State of West Vzir ia, have invented certain new.

and usefu Improvements in Pen-Backs, of whichtheffollowin is a specification.

This invention re ates to a pen rack and more particularly-to a en rack embodying attaching means where. y the rack may be supported from an ordinary bottle or well, an object of the invention being to provide a pen rack comprising a plurality of resilient coils of wire adapted to engage between two adjacent coils a pen holder or like article for supporting the same, and also to rovide means connected to the supporting ase of the pen rack for detachabl connecting the pen rack to an ink bottle, i well or the like, whereby the pens may be supported in close proximity to the supply of ink and also to provide a pen rack structure which is comparatively simple in construction and easguto manufacture.

other object of the invention is to provide an attaching structure for the pen rack which is adjustable, for fitting articles of various sizes and which is so constructed that two of the racks may be yconnected thereby and also attached to a support, such as an ink well. v

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specication, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the iinproved en rack or holder showing the same attache to an ordina ink bottle.

Fig. 2 is a plan of t e pen rack or holder showing the portion of the bottle neck to which it is attached in section.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fra entary side elevation of the pen rack an lits attaching means, and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a pair of the pen racks connected and attached to an ink well.

Referring more particularly to the drawings wherein like characters indicate like and correspondin parts throu hout the several views, A in icates an or inary bottle, having a neck B and the improved pen rack generically indicated by the numeral 1 comar or body 2 which carries a plurality of coils of resilient wire, the said coils having their lowermost porthrou tions soldered to the su porting bar 2 as shown at 4. The wire o? which coils 3 are formed has its outer end returned through the center of the coils` and twisted with its inner end as shown at 5, the said twisted portion being suitablyconnected to or engaging the inner leg or side 6 of the substantially U-shaped portion 7 of the body or supporting bar 2. A pen holder is supported by insertion between a pair of the a jacent coils 3 as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The upstanding inner side 6 of the looped portion 7 4has an atta/ching structure 8 connected thereto in any suitable manner, such as by soldering. This attaching structure comprises a strip of flexible metal which has one end bent upon itself tov secure an eye 9 thereto. In attaching the penrack to the neck B of the ink bottle A, the end which is normally free from connection with the eye or ring 9, is, after the flexible strip of metal has e body, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, looped h the eye or ring 9 as shown at 10 and olded back upon the portion theof which engages the bottle neck, being confined and held in dat facial engagement with the outer surface of a portion of the bottle neck engaging portion of the flexible strip by suitable elastic or liexible rings 11. It will be noted that a plurality of t ese elastic or flexible rings 11 are mounted upon the attaching band 8 and that they engage against thel neck of the bottle preventing rotary movement of the band about the bottle, owing to the frictional engagement between these elastic or flexible rings and the bottle neck. The rings 11 are preferably constructed of rubber.

When it is desired to attach two of the improved pen racks, to a relatively large ink well as shown in passed through the ring or eye 9 upon a second iiexible attaching band or strip and is then folded back upon itself, and confined by means of one of the elastic or flexible rings 11, thereby connecting two of the attaching bands `or strips 8 to form substantially a continuous ring, the length of which will be suiicient to extend about the ink well or other article indicated at C, after which the free end 10 of the remaining attaching band or strip is passed through the eye or rin l 9 of the first band or strip and folded bac upon itself, being confined by one of the en passed about the neck of the p ,ico

` gripping band andnected to said supporting Athat they may be l liexible rinsmll .to securely bind the connected attac g band or strip about the ink well. In Fig. 4 of the drawings, the two pen racks 1 are positioned dlametrlcally op# posite each other, but it 1s to be understood varyany desired relation to each other b e first ing the turned over length 10 of t band 8, which is connected to the second band 8 prior to the mounting of the bands about the ink well.

Changes in details may be made without ldeparting from the spirit of this invention,

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I claim: A l. The combination with an ordinary ink receptacle, of a en rack a supporting) bar for said` en racll), a flexible attaching and connecte to one end of said supporting bar a ring carried by one end of said band and adapted to receive the other end of the band therethrough whereby the 'band may be drawn tightl about said ink receptacle for supportin t e pen rack therefrom, and a resilient riction ring mounted about said adapted to engage the ree end of the band after passage through said first named ring to hold the free end connected to said band.

2. The combination with an ordinary ink receptacle,- of a pen rack, including a supportinggbar, a flexible attaching band conbar, and adapted about saidv ink receptacle for e pen rack therefrom.. and a for mountin supporting t positioned in practically.

plurality of resilientfriction rings mounted about saidgripping band at s aced intervals tacl 3. The combination with an ordinary ink receptacle, of a pen rack including a supportm bar, pen su porting means carried y sai bar, an attac ing band connected to one end of said supporting bar and adapted lto be `mounted about said mk receptacle for supporting thel pen rack therefrom, and a plurality of resllient friction rings ad'ustably mounted upon said grip ing ban for grilpping engagement with t e lnk receptac e. t 4. The combination, with an ordinary ink receptacle, of a pen rack includinga plurality of convolutions of resilient wire, a supporting bar attached to the lowermost portions of said convolutions, a lexibleattaching band connected to one end of said supporting bar, a ring carried by one end of sald band and adapted to receive the other end of the bandltherethrough whereby the' band may be drawn tightly about said ink receptacle for supporting the pen rack therefrom, and a plurality of resilient friction rings mounted about said gripping band at spaced intervals, for gripping engagement with the ink receptacle, one of friction rings adapted to engage the free en d of the band `after passing through said ring to hold it connected to said band.

DAVID W.

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